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#874F60 Color

#874F60 is rgb(135, 79, 96) in RGB, hsl(342, 26%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 29%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve Taupe (#915F6D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#874F60
HEX#874F60
RGBrgb(135, 79, 96)
HSLhsl(342, 26%, 42%)
HSVhsv(342, 41%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 29%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(49.8% 0.078 0.8)
LABlab(40.74% 25.81 0.71)
LCHlch(40.74% 25.82 1.57)

What #874F60 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #874F60, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 6.41Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 7.6Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 9.52Tuscan Red#7C4848ΔE 10.53Catawba#703642ΔE 10.9Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 12.29

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#874F60 Channel Values

How #874F60 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 79 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 26% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 41% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 29% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.33:1 vs white · 3.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #874F60 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #874F60 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #874F60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #874F60; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#874F60
Complementary
#4F8776
Analogous
#874F7C
Analogous
#875A4F
Triadic
#60874F
Triadic
#4F6087
Split comp.
#4F875A
Split comp.
#4F7C87

Tints & Shades of #874F60

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A15E72
#B07889
#BF929F
#CEABB6
#DDC5CC
#ECDFE3

Shades

#774655
#643A47
#54313B
#40262E
#301C22
#1D1115

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #874F60.

How #874F60 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#874F60
Protanopia#5C5C60
Protanomaly#705760
Deuteranopia#66665E
Deuteranomaly#755E5F
Tritanopia#865151
Tritanomaly#865058
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #874F60 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-874f60: #874F60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #874F60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-874f60': '#874F60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.310, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_874f60">#874F60</color>
SVG fillfill="#874F60"

More Pink Colors

#874F60 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#874F60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #874F60?

#874F60 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(135, 79, 96) in RGB and hsl(342, 26%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915F6D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #874F60?

#874F60 is rgb(135, 79, 96) — red 135, green 79, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #874F60?

#874F60 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 29%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #874F60 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #874F60 scores 6.33:1 against white and 3.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #874F60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #874F60 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 25.27, which is a different colour altogether.

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